FRANCE EXCHANGE IN PONT-SAINTE-MAXENCE April 6 to 20, 2018 15 DAYS / 13 NIGHTS (Dates of travel to be confirmed upon flight booking)
DAY 1: USA - FRANCE (Friday) Fly overnight to Paris. DAY 2: PARIS - PONT-SAINTE-MAXENCE (Saturday) Bienvenue en France! Your French Tour Manager will greet you at the airport. Transfer by private motorcoach to the French Lycée (High School) in Pont- Sainte-Maxence (Oise county). Upon arrival, meet your host family and return home with them to enjoy your first dinner with your French family. DAY 3: SUNDAY WITH FAMILIES (Sunday) Spend the day with your host families. DAY 4: EXCHANGE PROGRAM (Monday) Breakfast with your family before going to school with your exchange partner. Attend school with your exchange partner. Lunch at school. Afternoon activities and workshops organized at the school during your visit (to be confirmed with the host school). Dinner and evening with your family. DAY 5: DAY EXCURSION TO PARIS (Tuesday) After breakfast with your family, you will catch a train to Paris. Upon arrival, your Forum tour guide will greet you at the station. This morning, visit the gothic Cathédrale Notre-Dame. Climb the towers and take in the view as well as catching a glimpse of the famous gargoyles. You will visit the Sainte Chapelle, a masterpiece of flamboyant Gothic architecture built by Saint Louis. Free time for lunch. Your Tour Manager will take you to the Latin Quater to visit the Sorbonne University. In 1253 it was created at Louis IX s request as a college for 16 poor students who wanted to study theology. It became the Sorbonne as Robert de Sorbon, the king s confessor, gave his name to the school. Ride back to Ponte Sainte Maxence for dinner and night accommodation with your family. DAY 6: EXCHANGE PROGRAM (Wednesday) DAY 7: DAY EXCURSION TO PARIS (Thursday) After breakfast with your family, you will catch a train to Paris. Upon arrival, your Forum tour guide will greet you at the station. Enter the Musée du Louvre. The Louvre in Paris is the world s best-known, biggest, and busiest museum. Its famous collection of art and antiquities includes the Mona Lisa plus 35,000 works of art on display in 300 rooms. Afterwards, board a glass-topped Bateau Mouche and enjoy a refreshing cruise on the Seine River. Continue on to the area of Montmartre. You will head up to the highest point
in Paris, known locally as La Butte Montmartre. Climb the steps to reach the Sacré-Cœur, Montmartre s hilltop church and most famous landmark. Ride back to Ponte Sainte Maxence for dinner and night accommodation with your family. DAY 8: DAY EXCURSION TO CHANTILLY (Friday) After breakfast with your family, a private motor coach will drive you to Chantilly. While there are several sites and places of interest to visit in Chantilly, there are two particular things for which the town is known: the Château de Chantilly and whipped cream! Enter the Château de Chantilly. The castle is entered by passing through a broad wall of decorative stone arches and into a courtyard area which then leads to the main buildings of the Chateau. Horse enthusiasts will certainly want to visit the Grand Stables ( Les Grandes Écuries ), a very substantial 18th century building which is still used for demonstrations of dressage and other spectacles. It is home to the Living Museum of the Horse (musée vivant du cheval). Drive back to your family for dinner and night accommodation. DAYS 9 & 10: WEEKEND WITH YOUR FAMILY (Saturday & Sunday) DAY 10: EXCHANGE PROGRAM (Monday) DAY 12: DAY EXCURSION TO PARIS (Tuesday) After breakfast with your family, you will catch a train to Paris. This morning, stroll down the most famous avenue of the capital, the Champs- Elysées. Climb to the top of the Arc de Triomphe to admire the view and see the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. You will walk through the Trocadéro and view la Ville Lumière from the third floor of the Eiffel Tower. Later, explore the Marais Quarter with your tour manager. The neighborhood, which takes its name from the marshes on which it was originally built. Ride back to Ponte Sainte Maxence for dinner and night accommodation with your family. DAY 13: EXCHANGE PROGRAM (Wednesday) DAY 14: DAY EXCURSION TO THE PARC ASTERIX (Thursday) After breakfast with your family, a private motor coach will drive you to the Parc Asterix, a theme amusement park in France, based on the stories of Asterix. Spend the day at the park before returning with your family for dinner and night accommodation. DAY 15: DEPART (Friday) Transfer to C.D.G airport with your tour manager, who will help you for the check in and stay with your group until departure back to the USA.
EXCHANGE PROGRAM An exchange program is an excellent alternative to the classic student tour as it offers the opportunity for students to fully immerse themselves in a different culture, practice and improve their knowledge of a foreign language, and make international connections and friends. The Exchange Program is organized between North Andover High School in North Andover and le Lycée Saint Joseph du Moncel in Pont Sainte Maxence. The conditions of this exchange have been agreed upon between the two schools. Note that the number of pupils participating in the exchange may differ between the two schools. Forum cannot guarantee that both schools have the same number of participants. However, additional hosting families will be found in the case that one school does not have the same number as the other school. INSTITUTION SAINT JOSEPH DU MONTCEL 8 Place de l Église, 60700 Pont-Sainte-Maxence, France http://www.isjm.fr/ HOSTING A FOREIGN STUDENT When participating in an exchange, families are expected to treat their guest in the same manner that they would like their son or daughter to be treated by their exchange partner and their family when they participate in the other side of the exchange. This is the basic reciprocal agreement of the exchange partner families. The main focus of the host family is to provide meals and lodging to the foreign student, as well as spend time with the student so they can have an authentic experience and better understand a new culture. This gives them the opportunity to see how life in the USA compares to their life at home, as well as practice their foreign language skills in real life situations. The student exchange form provides all necessary information about your guest, including their likes, dislikes, a bit of information about their day to day family life/ routine, as well as information about any allergies and emergency contact details.
PRICE PER PERSON SHEET This is a privately operated tour - you will not be combined with another group! PRICE PER PERSON 20 + participants $ 2,220 16 to 19 participants $ 2,300 13 to 15 participants $ 2,390 10 to 12 participants $ 2,490 PAYMENT SCHEDULE June 10th, 2017 $ 500 August 20th, 2017 $ 800 November 20th, 2017 $ 800 January 20th, 2018 Balance PRICE INCLUDES: Round trip airfare from Boston to Paris Departure taxes and Airline fuel surcharges at $670 per person* Associated transportation costs while in Europe All cultural and aforementioned visits, activities, tours and admissions, as per itinerary Service of a dynamic, professional bilingual Forum Tour Manager with the group on tour Two chaperones travel for free regardless the size of the group EXCHANGE PROGRAM ORGANIZED WITH YOUR PARTNER SCHOOL: Host family stay Meals with the host families (exceptions might apply) Classes and workshops during the exchange program (confirmed between the partner schools prior to departure) PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE: Meals not indicated in the daily program Tips are at your discretion these are standard guidelines - Forum Tour Manager: 3 Euro per day, per person - Bus Drivers: 1 Euro per day, per person ADULT AND ROOMING SUPPLEMENTS: Twin Room Guarantee Supplement $40 pp/night - Single Room Guarantee Supplement $80 pp/night Adult Activity Supplement $10 pp/day NOTES Forum By Prometour has purchased the Student Protection Plan from Travel Insured International on behalf of all participants. Cancel For Any Reason is an available option that must be purchased at the time of trip deposit. *CFAR is not available to residents of NY* Forum has quoted this package at an exchange rate of 1 Euro = 1.07 USD. In the event of a significant change in the exchange rate, Forum reserves the right to update prices accordingly. * Airlines have the legal right to increase fuel surcharges to flight tickets after bookings have been made. In the event of an increase in airline taxes and/or fuel surcharges, Forum reserves the right to update prices accordingly. Date of quote: January 27, 2017 Prices are valid until: First payment deadline Your Forum Tour Consultant: Anaïs Boschet Forum Language Experience, Forum by Prometour and Forum are all used interchangeably. Forum Language Experience is a member company of Prometour Inc.
REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS Registering for this trip is as easy as going to https://enrollment.forumlanguageexperience.com/exchange/north-andover-france/ The registration process will take you about 10-15 min. During, you will be asked to: provide personal information, a valid passport number (don t worry if you do not have one yet, you will be able to continue without adding that information), and to choose a payment method and payment schedule. Make sure you have your passport with you (if you have one) and to have payment method ready at the time of registering for this trip. After registering and your payment has been received, you will receive an email with a username and password to access your personal web account. Here, you will be able to make: future payments, modify your personal information and access documents related to your trip. Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have on 1.888.282.0991. You can reach us Monday through Friday from 11AM to 7:30PM EST We look forward to having you join this wonderful travel experience!